Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following is an accurate example of land use planning?
a. | determining how much profit can be derived from clear cutting a
forest | b. | evaluating the land, determining possible uses that will not damage the land and
developing a land use plan suitable for that land | c. | drawing blue prints
for constructing an apartment complex | d. | sampling the soil to determine how much coal
can be mined from the land |
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What percentage of Americans receive water from public water systems?
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Eighty five percent of the irrigated land in the United States is located in
states.
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4.
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What percent of the human body is made up of water?
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5.
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The secondary sewage treatment system
removes % of organic wastes found in waste
water.
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What hazardous pollutant is the most toxic to human lungs?
a. | asbestos | b. | mercury | c. | arsenic | d. | benzene |
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Of these air pollutants, which is the most hazardous?
a. | blowing dust from wind erosion | b. | odors from animal waste | c. | pesticide aerosol
from crop spraying | d. | diesel fumes from a tractor in an open
field |
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What type of farm activity can increase particulate air pollution?
a. | odor from animal feedlots | b. | dust from fields caused by wind
erosion | c. | pesticide aerosol from crop spraying | d. | methane production from animal waster
piles |
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Renewable resources are:
a. | Any material that provides energy | c. | Replaceable | b. | Irreplaceable
| d. | Not natural
resources |
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What was the first governmental agency to enforce federal policy concerning
water quality and pollution?
a. | Army Corps of Engineers | c. | Department of the
Interior | b. | Environmental Protection Agency | d. | Department of
Agriculture |
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Which pollutant reduces the rate growth in plants?
a. | Ozone | c. | Sulfur dioxide | b. | Carbon monoxide | d. | Nitrogen
dioxide |
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12.
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The Safe Drinking Water Act specified and identified
potential drinking water
contaminants.
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13.
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Which federal provision established the labeling requirement on all household
products containing hazardous ingredients?
a. | Clean Water Act | b. | Hazardous Substances Act | c. | Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act | d. | Federal Food, Drug and cosmetic
Act |
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Which gas is considered to be a natural contaminant of groundwater?
a. | Helium | b. | Propane | c. | Methane | d. | Hydrogen |
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The most frequent occurrences of acid rain in the United State occurs in the
parts of the Midwest?
a. | Northwestern, Western | c. | Southeastern, Eastern | b. | Southwestern,
Western | d. | Northeastern,
Eastern |
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The natural process of plants releasing water into the atmosphere is
called
a. | Evaporation | c. | Condensation | b. | Transpiration | d. | Respiration |
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The largest consumer of water used in agricultural practices is
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a. | A hulking ingredient | c. | Stock tanks | b. | Irrigation | d. | Food processing |
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Which of the following is a land use problem associated with flooding?
a. | Destruction of trees that would have supplied lumber | b. | Causing large masses
of snow to cover houses and bury people | c. | Causing major water shortages for farms,
industrial and domestic water consumers | d. | Causing large sand deposits over highways and
fields |
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Which of the following is considered a mechanical method of erosion
control?
a. | Terracing | c. | Cover crops | b. | Strip cropping | d. | Shelter belts |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of wetlands?
a. | Sometimes covered in water | c. | Sometimes naturally
occurring | b. | Dry year round | d. | Sometimes completely saturated |
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Which of the following are examples of herbivores?
a. | Humans, chickens, bears and hogs | c. | Coyotes, dogs, bobcats and
owls | b. | Horses, cattle, deer and sheep | d. | Llamas, cats, dogs and
wolverines |
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What percent of the national total farm income per year is lost due to ozone
pollution?
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The world population in the past 10 years has
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a. | decreased rapidly | c. | increased | b. | not had any significant
changes | d. | decreased
slowly |
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Which of theses medical practices has the greatest impact in reducing death
rates?
a. | the practice of bleeding patients to remove contaminated blood | b. | the practice of
routine vaccination for known diseases | c. | advances in the area of brain
surgery | d. | the practice of artificial insemination |
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Which of the following is a positive impact on the environment resulting from
animal production?
a. | Methane gas production | b. | Clearing of forests for more animal production
areas | c. | Replenishing grasslands through grazing and manure application | d. | Clogging of our
water ways |
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What is no-till crop production?
a. | Preparing a good seedbed for crops | b. | Plowing ground but not
disking | c. | The planting of seeds in the previous year’s crop residue | d. | Discing ground prior
to planting |
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What is one way reforestation impacts the environment?
a. | Increases the rate of soil erosion | c. | Increases the rate of wind
erosion | b. | Provides wildlife habitats | d. | Decreases the property value of land |
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Municipal solid waste includes all of the following except
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a. | Commercial solid waste | c. | Residential solid waste | b. | Hazardous
waste | d. | Industrial solid
waste |
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All of the following types of energy may be obtained from solid waste except
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a. | Methane | b. | Electricity | c. | Leachate | d. | Biomass
fuels |
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What is an effective way of controlling air pollution caused by vehicles?
a. | Electrostatic precipitator | c. | Catalytic
converter | b. | Bag house filter | d. | Wet scrubber |
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What type of water prevents soap from getting sudsy and leaves deposits on pots
and pans?
a. | Groundwater | b. | Surface water | c. | Soft water | d. | Hard
water |
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32.
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The signal word “ CAUTION” on a label indicates
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a. | No toxicity | c. | Moderate toxicity | b. | Low toxicity | d. | High toxicity |
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Which of the following is usually the most limiting factor to life in an
ecosystem?
a. | Clean air | b. | Water | c. | Soil | d. | Solar
energy |
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34.
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The major factor contributing to human population growth is
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a. | Transportation | c. | Growth rate | b. | Education | d. | Availability of health care
facilities |
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Which statement is not true?
a. | Some state haul their solid waste by train to other states for
disposal | b. | Solid waste may be converted to oils and fuels for use in cars and
engines | c. | Solid waste ocean dumping is now illegal in the U.S. | d. | Everything in a
sanitary landfill can be recycled |
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